Archive for February, 2006

Of Mice and Men

Monday, February 6th, 2006

The following article appeared in The Washington Post today.

From Hosting Mice to People, With Help From Marriott

Monday, February 6, 2006; Page D02

In the cold, dark winter of 1993, checking into the Hotel Armenia in Yerevan, Armenia, was an exercise in fortitude. The country had barely any fuel, and word was that mice, seeking a source […]

Jackson In Armenia?

Monday, February 6th, 2006

This may be acclaimed as the weirdest item to be posted on Blogrel, but here it comes, through RIA-Novosti:

The Jackson Five to set foot in Armenia

YEREVAN, February 6 (RIA Novosti) - One of the biggest American phenomena in pop music during the early 1970s, The Jackson Five, is planning to build an entertainment center in […]

ArmeniaNow covers Nabo

Friday, February 3rd, 2006

I love my new birthday bunny Nabo.

ArmeniaNow has a great interview with the Armenian creator of the Nabaztag.

NYT/IHT Article on NK Settlement

Thursday, February 2nd, 2006

Generally I don’t cover every article that comes up about an NK settlement, but C.J. Chivers at the New York Times has written an excellent summary of the situation and prospects for the Kocharyan-Aliyev meeting next weekend in France.

Highlights:

- All this week OSCE reps are meeting with leaders in both Armenia and Azerbaijan.
- “several diplomats […]